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EARLY MUSIC | | Click on the cover for a full review... |
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J.S. BACH
Psalm 51 (after the Stabat mater by Pergolesi) BWV 1083/243a; Cantata Ich habe genug BWV 82
Karina Gauvin (soprano), Daniel Taylor (countertenor)
Les Violons du Roy, Bernard Labadie
Atma- SACD2 2342 (SACD) |
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ALFONSO FERRABOSCO
Psalm 103; Motets & madrigals
Huelgas Ensemble, Paul Van Nevel
Harmonia Mundi- HMC 901874 (CD) |
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LOVE IS STRANGE
Works for Lute Consort by Johnson, Parsons, Robinson, Daniel, Holborne, Morley, Dowland, Bull, Cosyn, Coperario, & Anonymous
Le Počme Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre
Alpha- 081 (CD) |
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KEYBOARD | | Click on the cover for a full review... |
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ITALIAN CONCERTOS - J.S. BACH
Italian Concerto; Keyboard transcriptions from Vivaldi and Marcello
Alexandre Tharaud (piano)
Harmonia Mundi- HMC 901871 (CD) |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Moments Musicaux Op. 16; Morceau de fantasie Op. 3; Fragments (1917); Prelude Op. Posth (1917); Zdes’ khorosho Op. 21 No. 7 (Transcr. Anon); Vocalise Op. 34 No. 14 (Transcr. Zoltan Kocsis)
Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)
Decca- B0004200-02 (CD) |
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DOMENICO SCARLATTI
18 Sonatas: K545; K466; K365; K435; K87; K487; K448; K492; K30; K455; G minor; K20; K429; K426; K427; K197; K27; K24
Yevgeny Sudbin (piano)
BIS- 1508 (CD) |
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CHAMBER MUSIC | | Click on the cover for a full review... |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
THE COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS
String Quartet in E-flat major; String Quartets Op. 12; Op. 13; Op. 44 Nos. 1-3; Op. 80;
Andante Op. 81 No. 1; Scherzo Op. 81 No. 2; Capriccio Op. 81 No. 3; Fugue Op. 81 No. 4
Pacifica Quartet
Cedille- 082 (CD) |
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CONLON NANCARROW
Pieces Nos. 1 & 2 for Small Orchestra; String Quartet No. 1; Sonatina for Piano; Prelude & Blues; other works
Continuum, Joel Sachs
Naxos- 8559196 (CD) |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS
Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2
Trio Wanderer
Harmonia Mundi- HMC 901862 (CD) |
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CONCERTOS | | Click on the cover for a full review... |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Cello Concerto; Trio No. 4 "Dumky"
Isabelle Faust (violin); Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello); Alexander Melnikov (piano), The Prague Philharmonia, Jirí Belohlávek
Harmonia Mundi- HMC 901867 (CD) |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Piano Concertos Nos. 1-4; Paganini Rhapsody
Stephen Hough (piano), Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton
Hyperion- CDA67501/2 (CD) |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS
Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 5 "Egyptian"
Anna Malikova (piano), WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, Thomas Sanderling
Audite- 92.510 (CD) |
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ORCHESTRAL MUSIC | | Click on the cover for a full review... |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
The "Paris" Symphonies (Nos. 82-87)
Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi- 82876 60602 2 (CD) |
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JEAN-PHILLIPE RAMEAU
UNE SYMPHONIE IMAGINAIRE
Selection of movements from various operas, ballets, & orchestral works
Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
Archiv- B0004478-02 (CD) |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Symphony No. 4; Pohjola's Daughter; Finlandia (version with male choir)
The Polytech Male Choir, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam
Ondine- ODE 1040-2 (CD) |
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OPERA | | Click on the cover for a full review... |
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ANTONÍN DVORÁK
The Jacobin
Prague Chamber Choir
Boys of the Cologne Cathedral Choir, WDR Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Gerd Albrecht
Orfeo- C 641 043 F (CD) |
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GIUSEPPE VERDI
La Traviata
Anna Netrebko (soprano); Rolando Villazon (tenor); Thomas Hampson (baritone); others,Konzertvereinigung
Wiener Staatsopernchor,Vienna Philharmonic, Carlo Rizzi
Deutsche Grammophon- 002894775936 (CD) |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Bajazet
Ildebrando D’Arcangelo (bass); David Daniels (countertenor); Patrizia Ciofi (soprano); Vivica Genaux, Marijana Mijanovic,
Elina Garanca (mezzo-soprano), Europa Galante, Fabio Bondi
Virgin Classics- 724354567629 (CD) |
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SACRED/CHORAL MUSIC | | Click on the cover for a full review... |
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LUX AETERNA - MAURICE DURUFLÉ
Requiem Op. 9; Notre Pčre Op. 14; Messe cum Jubilo Op. 11
FRANCIS POULENC
Quatre Petites pričres de Saint François d'Assise; Laudes de Saint Antoine de Padoue
OLIVIER MESSIAEN
O sacrum convivium
Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano); Mattijs van de Woerd (baritone); Erwin Wiersinga (organ); Quirine Viersen
(cello), The Gents, (Female choir added for Requiem and O sacrum convivium), Peter Dijkstra
Channel Classics- CCS SA 22405(SACD) |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
The Creation (Die Schöpfung)
Sunhae Im (soprano); Jan Kobow (tenor); Hanno Müller-Brachmann (baritone), VokalEnsemble Köln,
Capella Augustina, Andreas Spering
Naxos- 6110073-74 (SACD) |
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GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL
Saul
Rosemary Joshua, Emma Bell (soprano); Lawrence Zazzo (countertenor); Jeremy Ovenden (tenor); Gidon Saks (baritone),
RIAS Kammerchor, Concerto Köln, René Jacobs
Harmonia Mundi- HMC 901877.78 (CD) |
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VOCAL RECITALS | | Click on the cover for a full review... |
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OPERA PROIBITA
Arias by Handel, Alessandro Scarlatti & Caldara
Arias by Handel, Alessandro Scarlatti, & Caldara
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano), Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski
Decca- 4757029 (CD) |
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HEROES & HEROINES - GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL
Arias & Sinfonias from Alcina, Solomon, Ariodante, & Hercules
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano), The Symphony of Harmony and Invention, Harry Christophers
Coro- COR16025 (CD) |
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CHARLES IVES - A SONG -- FOR ANYTHING
31 Songs
Gerald Finley (baritone); Julius Drake (piano)
Hyperion- CDA67516 (CD) |
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HANDEL -- OPERA SERIA
Arias from Scipione, Orlando, Giulio Cesare in Egitto, Partenope, Amadigi,
Alessandro, Rodelinda, Faramondo, Tamerlano, Deidamia, & Arianne in Creta
Sandrine Piau (soprano), Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset
Naďve- E 8894 (CD) |
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ROLANDO VILLAZÓN
CHARLES GOUNOD
Airs extraits de: Faust; Mireille; Romeo et Juliette; La Reine de Saba; Polyeucte
JULES MASSENET,
Airs extraits de Manon; Werther; Le Cid; Grisélidis; Roma; Le Mage
Rolando Villazón (ténor); Natalie Dessay (soprano), Orchestre philharmonique de Radio-France, Evelino Pido
Virgin Classics- 5 45719 2 (CD) |
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OUTSTANDING NEW DISCOVERIES | | Click on the cover for a full review... |
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These awards go to recordings of unusual interest in terms of repertoire,
and will appeal to collectors looking to hear important premier performances of new or unjustly
neglected music.
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WILLIAM BOLCOM
Songs of Innocence & Experience
Measha Brueggergosman, Ilona Davidson (soprano); Joan Morris (mezzo-soprano); Nathan Lee Graham (baritone);
Thomas Young (tenor); Tommy Morgan (harmonica); Peter "Madcat" Ruth (harmonica, vocals); others
Michigan State University Children’s Choir; University of Michigan University Choir & Orpheus Singers;
Unuiversity Musical Society Choral Union; University of Michigan Chamber Choir; University of Michigan Contemporary
Directions Ensemble; University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin
Naxos- 8559216-18 (CD) |
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WALTER BRAUNFELS
Phantastiche Erscheinungen eines Themas von Hector Berlioz Op. 25; Serenade Op. 20
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Dennis Russell Davies
CPO- 999 882-2 (CD) |
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GOTTFRIED AUGUST HOMILIUS
17 Motets
Stuttgart Chamber Choir, Frieder Bernius
Carus- 83.210 (CD) |
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CHARLES KOECHLIN
Songs for Voice & Orchestra; Symphonic Poems
Juliane Banse (soprano), SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra & Vocal Ensemble, Heinz Holliger
Hänssler Classic- CD 93.159 (CD) |
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NORDIC SPELL
KALEVI AHO: Flute Concerto; HAUKUR TÓMASSON: Flute Concerto No. 2; CHRISTIAN LINDBERG:
The World of Montuagretta
Sharon Bezaly (flute), Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Chamber Orchestra,
Osmo Vänskä, Bernhardur Wilkinson, Christian Lindberg
BIS- 1499 (CD) |
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OUTSTANDING LABEL:
HARMONIA MUNDI | | Click on the cover for a full review... |
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This award goes to a label whose unusually strong and imaginative programming over the
past year would have qualified it for numerous individual awards, but whose overall excellence was such
that it merits special mention here in a category of its own.
In addition to the awards going in different categories, the following outstanding titles typify
Harmaonia Mundi’s strong showing during the past year.
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Piano Concertos in F (Hob. XVIII:6); G (Hob. XVIII:4); & D (Hob. XVIII: 11)
Andreas Staier (fortepiano); Gottfried von der Goltz (violin), Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz
Harmonia Mundi- HMC 901854 (CD) |
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Symphonies Nos. 35 "Haffner" & 36 "Linz"
Prague Philharmonia, Jirí Belohlávek
Harmonia Mundi- HMC 901891 (CD) |
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NINO ROTA
La strada (ballet suite); Il Gattopardo (dances); Concerto soirée
Benedetto Lupo (piano), Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, Josep Pons
Harmonia Mundi- HMC 901864 (CD) |
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VIVALDI: CONCERTOS FOR THE EMPEROR
Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto No. 2 in C major RV 189; Violin Concerto No. 10
"L'amoroso" in E major RV 271; Violin Concerto No. 3 in C minor RV 202; Violin Concerto No. 7 in C major RV 183;
Violin Concerto No. 11 "Il favorito" in E minor RV 277; Violin Concerto No. 4 in F major RV 286
Andrew Manze (violin), The English Concert, Andrew Manze
Harmonia Mundi- 907332 (CD) |
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MUSIC FOR THE HAMBURG OPERA
Overtures and Suites by: Schürmann; Erlebach; Keiser; Handel; Schieferdecker
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Harmonia Mundi- HMC 901852 (CD) |
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SACD (for technical and artistic merit) | | Click on the cover for a full review... |
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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Complete Sonatas & Variations for Cello & Piano
Pieter Wispelwey (cello); Dejan Lazic (piano)
Channel Classics- CCS SA 22605 (SACD) |
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GUSTAV MAHLER
Symphony No. 8
Sylvia Greenberg, Lynne Dawson, Sally Matthews (soprano); Sophie Koch, Elena Manistina (alto);
Robert Gambill (tenor); Detlef Roth (baritone); Jan-Hendrik Rootering (bass); Radio Choirs of Berlin;
MDR Leipzig; Windsbacher Knabenchor; Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin; Kent Nagano
Harmonia Mundi- HMC 901858.59 (CD) |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Octet for Strings in E-flat major; Piano Sextet in D major
Jaromír Klepác (piano); Jirí Hudec (bass); Prazák & Kocian Quartets
Praga- 250 221 (SACD) |
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DVD | | Click on the cover for a full review... |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
The Turn of the Screw
Lisa Milne, Diana Montague, Caroline Wise, Nicholas Kirby Johnson (soprano);
Catrin Wyn Davies (mezzo-soprano); Mark Padmore (tenor); City of London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox
Opus Arte- 0907 D (DVD) |
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RUED LANGGAARD
Antikrist
Anne Margrethe Dahl (soprano); Camilla Nylund (soprano); Helene Gjerris (mezzo-soprano); Poul Elming (tenor);
Jon Ketilsson (tenor); others; Danish National Symphony Orchestra & Choir; Thomas Dausgaard
Dacapo- 2.110402 (DVD) |
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CARLOS KLEIBER: LA VIDÉO INÉDITE
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Ouverture Coriolan; WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Symphonie n° 33 K.319;
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Symphony n° 4
Orchestre d'Etat de Bavičre, Carlos Kleiber
Deutsche Grammophon- 073 4017 (DVD) |
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SPECIAL EDITION | | Click on the cover for a full review... |
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"The award for the best collection or special edition this year goes to HYPERION,
whose marvellous series "The Romantic Piano Concerto" already runs to some 40 titles, and which has courageously
reintroduced dozens of rare and marvellous pieces to the active catalog--works which typify their era but which
have often fallen into unjust obscurity. HYPERION's series features more than just interesting repertoire, however.
It combines artistic vision with superior quality in terms of both performance and sound, giving these rarely heard
works a chance to make their case to new generations of music lovers."
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THE ROMANTIC PIANO CONCERTO (Hyperion)
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DISC OF THE YEAR | | Click on the cover for a full review... |
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JEAN SIBELIUS
Symphony No. 4; Pohjola's Daughter; Finlandia (version with male choir)
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam
Ondine- ODE 1040-2 (CD) |
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